Webosaurs is a former MMORPG , which involved a virtual world containing online games and activities, developed by American studio Reel FX Entertainment. Players could use cartoon dinosaur-avatars and play in a landscape-set world, with a variety of different themes. Beta-testing was made available to the general public on June 25, 2009 and expanded, making it an online community.
In 2012, Webosaurs shut down for unknown reasons. Free non-memberships were available, revenue was predominantly raised through paid memberships, allowing players to access additional features (such as the ability to buy more virtual clothing, and in-game pets through use of in-game currency.)
The game was designed for ages 5–12. Thus a major focus from the developers was built on child safety, including offering a "Safe Chat" mode, where users could select their comments from a menu; filtering that prevented swearing and the revelation of personal information; and moderators (along with veteran players) who policed the game.
Players could buy memberships, which allowed them to get more features in Webosaurs. Players who bought a membership got access to more armor styles for their avatar, more virtual furniture for their caves in game, change into different avatar styles, allow them to own a pet in game, and will be able to buy clothing items. Also, members got a larger cave, with extra features, and a small mini-game. Formerly, a package containing various goodies, including comics and cards, was sent out to those who purchased a subscription.
Webosaurs provided a "non-membership" option. Although such play was free, it did not include all the benefits of being a member. Non-members could still purchase armor for their dinosaur, buy cave items, and play games. Non-members could also receive and use items given out at parties that are held for all players.
Non-members could not enter the "Bluggin' Beach Bunker" (a member's only room), purchase pets, purchase some armor, or purchase some actions/furniture. Non-members had a smaller cave as well.
Players could choose to express their feelings by using emoticons. This feature could be used by both subscribed members and non-subscribed members.
Each player had a player card, used to store inventory such as player card backgrounds, downloads, virtual-clothing, and different dinosaur-avatars. Clothing could be worn by all players, however some of it was only available to subscribed-members. The same applied for furniture and for "caves" (the basic virtual-house).
Players could use the virtual coins they collect from playing mini games to purchase various items from a variety of different shops. There were shops for actions, armor (the basic type of virtual-clothing), furniture, and virtual-pets. Subscribed members could also make their own player cards and purchase dinosaur-avatars.
Subscribed-members had the option to buy virtual-pets, which could be bought in the "Gushing Geyser" landscape, to care for, and show in-world.
Pets were available as a smilodon (misspelled as "slimodon" in the information box in the Pet Shop in the Gushing Geyser and known throughout the world as "Little Fang"), crocodile, porcupine and panda (known throughout the world as "Panda Fang")
Scrolls could be found in every landscape-set room. Scrolls contained comics of the main characters Rexxy, Stretch, Horns, and Pterry (the Webosaurs mascots) discovering and exploring the island. They were used to unlock virtual-rooms, but on February 27, 2010, you could have access to most rooms without scrolls, after many players didn't know how to use or find scrolls.
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